The cats "were blindfolded" on two Turk .. and the case of "bacillus on perception"

In two cases that aroused the interest of Turkey, a cat parasite kills two girls, one loving cats and the other fears, to varying degrees of blindness.

One of the girls from the province of Izmir, in western Turkey, called Gezim Yelgin, a 26-year-old chemistry specialist, while the other 24-year-old girl , beauty expert, was not identified.

According to reports, the two girls were captured by toxoplasmosis or gonadis, a parasite whose main host is the cat and is transmitted through the stool.

Yelgin lost sight of her right eye, noting that she could not see clearly in the beauty salon, as noted by the cosmetologist, noting that she no longer saw a training session. professional.

After a review of the Pozayka University Hospital, it was discovered that both girls had a parasitic infection in cats and that they could have been infected with cat feces, according to the Turkish Daily Hurriyet newspaper .

Yelgin acknowledged that she loved cats and that she sometimes made fun of them when stray animals fainted.

"I lost 80% of the vision in my eyes and I had psychological difficulties, but I am now anxious to wash my hands after stroking the cats," Yelgin said.

The second daughter, in a state of misunderstanding, said she feared cats and did not catch a cat in her life, but she may have eaten in a dish perhaps touched by a stray cat.

She completely lost sight of one of her eyes, while she could only see the light in her other eye, noting that she had not heard of the disease. transmitted to humans by cats.

Boziac hospital doctor, Bora Yucel, said the cats had also crossed sheep and cows, so raw meat should not be eaten.

He added that cats should not be kissed, pointing out that despite the strength of the human immune system, it presented a certain imbalance, because in these cases, noting that even with the availability of medical options, can not restore lost cells .